Arraigning

//əˈɹeɪnɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An arraignment.

    "By no chance did you ever hear from him a whisper of those mean repinings, miserable arraignings and questionings of the Eternal Power, such as weak souls even well disposed will sometimes give way to in the pressure of their despair […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of arraign form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"By no chance did you ever hear from him a whisper of those mean repinings, miserable arraignings and questionings of the Eternal Power, such as weak souls even well disposed will sometimes give way to in the pressure of their despair […]"

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